Abstract :
Evidence of the vast inroads of electronics into the consumer market is all around us. The steady drop in integrated circuit costs has, on the one hand, put $29.95 calculators on the market and, on the other, made possible the introduction of sophisticated electronic cameras, electronic ranges, and — want it or not — seat-belt interlock systems for the family car.1,2 Consumer products that would have been too expensive to be marketable a few years ago — if, indeed, they could have been produced at all — are now on the market and all indications point to the fact that more are on the way.
